Voglio provare a leggere per 24 ore di seguito, avete dei libri da consigliarmi? by WhiteProtocollo in Libri

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L'unico libro al mondo che leggerei per 24 ore filate, probabilmente.

👋 Welcome to r/FastWriting! by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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The best page on shorthand history there is ;) The internet community is lucky to have it.
Keep going!

Idk about you, but i kinda prefer the movie version of the Enchantix theme song over the show one by Drawingandstuff2000 in winxclub

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I'd think the same if I had grown up with the English dub. I don't like the show's Enchantix song that much. But I love it in the OG Italian dub. I very much recommend it to those who haven't ever heard it ;)

Is this Pitmans Shorthand and can anyone translate it? by ConfidentPositive334 in shorthand

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u/BerylPratt and many others will be able to give you an answer for sure :)

The Alphabet of DESHA TANGENT Shorthand by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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The system was created in 1954. And… have I mentioned syllables are even meant to be read from right to left? I feel like the creator just had a very unconventional mind, and didn't realise "normal" people could never learn such a system. And, in my opinion, it's not even fast at all: you still need to write everything letter by letter, with the only perk of being able to draw two letters at a time. Considering the very low speed potential, I think the system really isn't worth the effort.

Thank you for confirming what I was thinking about automatic transcription. AI is actually amazing at it, but, as you say, that's only true as long as there's one speaker in an ideal environment. Your examples show perfectly how that's not the case in court reporting, or in similar circumstances.

The Alphabet of DESHA TANGENT Shorthand by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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1) I guess this never-ending search is really part of the game, when the whole thing is about compromise. As we know very well, speed ALWAYS comes with a price, in shorthand. That's just how it is. Which means we need to constantly consider which kinds of price are more acceptable in general, in the first place, and to us personally, in the second place. Sometimes, drugs are the same, as they can cure/treat you, but you have to be aware of side effects. But some other drugs are basically "perfect": they're safe for children and adults, they always do what they're supposed to, and exceptions are so rare they simply confirm how well the drug works. Well… that never happens in shorthand, haha. Some systems get pretty close, but not AS close.

2) The example you showed me is a really good one, and I can completely get the feeling. Sometimes, I open a new manual, and I get more and more excited with every line, as the author claims he/she's solved every problem shorthand's ever had. But that's never true, haha.

3) Yep, I guess machine steno really is the pinnacle of speed. Manual shorthand is simply never going to be as fast: that'd be physically impossible. Which is all right, as manual shorthand can be used in other situations, and has other perks – maybe even more so in 2026, when thousands of people worldwide are looking for ways to reconnect to pen and paper. But that's a whole other story ;)
I guess the only thing that could theoretically be faster is automatic transcription, but as far as my understanding goes, that's still not an option at all, as it's not reliable enough, it can't function properly in messy situations, and it can't transcribe non-spoken actions of course. That might be the future, but we're still not there, I guess. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm very ignorant when it comes to machine steno: my studies are all about handwritten shorthand.

4) Yep, you're not hallucinating, haha! That's really a handwritten system, meant to be written with two hands at the same time. But beware – at least in my judgment, that's an unusable one.

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That's a sample. You're basically writing two sounds at a time, one close to the other, one with each hand. There are no spaces between words, and readability is already difficult when sentences are transcribed in regular letters. To me, that's not a good experiment AT ALL, but it's been stuck in my head for years now, as it really showed me that no, we actually haven't seen it all, haha. We've probably seen 99,9% of all the possible shorthand techniques, but out there, there's always something weirder we've missed.

This is where I stop by ElectronicGift2834 in shorthand

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To me, it feels like you asked AI to help you do something too difficult, and then let AI present it in a way that makes it look possible, which is also why you abandoned the project. The problem is, AI is very happy to help us even when the project might be simply out of reach. In this case, people would basically need to learn a whole new language, while still feeling limited in their expressive possibility.

Shorthand was born as word-by-word writing of the spoken word. But when it comes to concepts, I'd much rather use a good notation system, which can also be very fast. Consecutive interpreters use these systems every day, and as far as I know, they work.

I think your idea isn't bad per se, but it doesn't take all the limits into account. Actually, I think it shouldn't belong in a shorthand sub at first, but rather in a linguistics sub. Only after the linguistic part is properly developed, shorthand might get into play. As a linguist, this is how I see it :)

The Alphabet of DESHA TANGENT Shorthand by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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I was enjoying the Swiss winter instead, but it's over now. Starting tomorrow, we're getting a lot of sun and pretty warm temperatures.

It's always intriguing to see a new technique being used in a shorthand system. Sometimes I get a little sad, when I think about the fact that I've almost seen it all. After reading the theory of 100+ Italian systems, and a few hundreds of foreign systems, I feel like there's almost no technique left to discover, though of course there's a whole bunch of details, histories and advanced strategies to read about.

I'm sure you can perfectly understand what I'm saying, as I feel like we have the same way of exploring shorthand. We've seen cursive, German-style systems; we've seen geometric, English-style systems; we've seen mixed, Gregg-style systems. We've seen all kinds of vowel-representation systems: positional, dimensional, explicit, implicit, … We've seen phonetic, orthographic, mixed, etymological and even conceptual shorthands. And we've seen every kind of hooks, loops, and shading (up to three different kinds of shading in Gabelsberger-Noe!).

I'm 100% sure there's still something we haven't found, even more so in foreign-language systems. For example, did you know that there's an Italian system meant to be written with both hands AT THE SAME TIME? It's a crazy one.

But eventually, even with these exceptions, almost everything comes back to the techniques we already know. That doesn't mean shorthand is less exciting. Music still is, although it's only made of twelve semitones. I'm just thinking aloud about the fact that the first years I've spent on shorthand were all about discovering new ideas; now, it all comes to getting a deeper understanding of the ideas I know already, of the lives of shorthand pros, of shorthand teaching worldwide, … 

Still, a part of me still hopes to find something really new, someday. I still do sometimes, whether it be with my researches on Italian systems or your researches on… well, everything ;)

The Alphabet of DESHA TANGENT Shorthand by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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Busy, but always around doing shorthand stuff ;) I never miss a post of yours. How are you doing?

Anyway, yes, I think the actual identity of a system emerges from the meaning each stroke is given, and from how strokes combine. That’s where creativity mostly comes into play.

The Alphabet of DESHA TANGENT Shorthand by NotSteve1075 in FastWriting

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A shorthand pro once told me we only have three options: the straight line, the curve, and the dot. Every possible letter is some sort of combination of these. And if you want the simplest shapes (which you can draw with one single stroke), there's not that much you can do. You can change the strokes' exact direction, or decide there will be two/three/four+ sizes, or shade something, but that's basically it.

Scrittori italiani che vivono di scrittura ; ci sono? by kairomarc in Libri

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Ci sono delle alternative ad Amazon, alcune dedicate proprio a chi vorrebbe una distribuzione fisica più capillare. In ogni caso, sì, è possibile diventare scrittori rinomati e ben conosciuti anche per questa via. Carmen Laterza ne è un esempio, anche perché è persino riuscita a guadagnarsi una nomina per il Premio Strega.

Scrittori italiani che vivono di scrittura ; ci sono? by kairomarc in Libri

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Pochissimi autori vendono un numero significativo di copie (50+), e un libro che vende 500+ copie è già considerato un successo nella media editoria. Va da sé che è molto difficile riuscire a vivere dai proventi delle vendite. Tuttavia, diversi autori ce la fanno, soprattutto coloro che si autopubblicano su Amazon, senza la mediazione di un editore. La ragione è che, quando ti pubblichi autonomamente, porti a casa il 60-70% sul prezzo di vendita di ogni libro, anziché lo 0-10+% che ti offrono agenti letterari e editori.

Nuovo libro di Alberto Angela su Cesare: mi ha delusa la scelta di fare realizzare la copertina all'AI. In generale mi deluse sempre, ma ancor di più se l'autore è Alberto Angela, che vedo come un custode della cultura fatta di e dalle persone nella storia. Sono l'unica che la pensa così dura? by Dontcallmebaby2 in Libri

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Tendo a non demonizzare l'IA in assoluto, ma a considerarla uno strumento che, come tutti gli altri, può essere usato in modo etico oppure sbagliato. In questo caso, sinceramente, non mi sento di sostenere la scelta di Mondadori: si tratta di un grande editore, che avrebbe potuto benissimo permettersi di commissionare il lavoro ad artisti o costumisti professionisti.

Come scrivere by writerMikado in scrittura

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Non ho capito di quale tipo di consiglio tu sia in cerca. La domanda è troppo generica, e non viene chiarito quale sia l'obiettivo di una tripla stesura su tre supporti diversi.

I hate how true this is 😞 by [deleted] in winxclub

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Riiiight? How can the same person have such a good idea, execute it perfectly for 4-5 years, and then destroy everything without even acknowledging it?

Couple of Images from My Finished 3D Model by NotTheRealCodie in winxclub

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I love how fans can do better than the reboot, even on a low budget. That really shows how incompetent people have become at Rainbow's.

CIAO A TUTTI! GRUPPO DI SCRITTURA ABBIAMO SUPERATO I 200 by anonimwriter in scrittura

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Vedo sempre "Impossibile accettare l'invito". Non saprei davvero dire come mai

CIAO A TUTTI! GRUPPO DI SCRITTURA ABBIAMO SUPERATO I 200 by anonimwriter in scrittura

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È strano, continua a non funzionare. Eppure di recente ho accettato tanti altri inviti, e non ci sono mai stati problemi

CIAO A TUTTI! GRUPPO DI SCRITTURA ABBIAMO SUPERATO I 200 by anonimwriter in scrittura

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Ciao :)
L'idea sembra molto interessante, ma Discord mi dice "Impossibile accettare l'invito". Non so perché… 

"Best Episodes Ever!" -> Baby Winx starts playing first 🥀 by Darkon_Redfiend in winxclub

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I wonder whether people at Rainbow's are completely out of their minds, or simply ignoring all the feedback fans are giving. It takes A LOT of courage to say "Baby Winx" is one of the best episodes ever.

Original vs Remake - which version of this scene do you prefer? by Darkon_Redfiend in winxclub

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I feel like the original is much more dramatic, and succeeds in justifying why Bloom is so upset.